Webster’s defines transition as simply: “passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another: change or: a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another.
From early this year there have been ‘buzz’ words flying around concerning what God is doing in 2008. Many have said this is a year of "New Beginnings," divine repositioning, change and transformation. Earlier this year we experienced a time of local super-natural occurrences in the weather. We had unprecedented winds and tornado warnings in this area like never before. Without sounding too deep, I believe that the natural was lining up with the spirit. I do believe that God is positioning His body where it needs to be for this season.
My family and I are personally experiencing these changes in the natural and in the spirit. The Lord takes us from one place to another with different assignments. We see this over and again in the New Testament as people finished what they were called to do in a particular place, the Holy Spirit would direct them where to go next. In Phillip’s case, the Holy Spirit literally picked him up and set him down into his next assignment.
The Lord has been teaching me so much about Himself during this time of transition. One of the biggest lessons is trust. Whenever the Lord has brought about change in my life in the past, there seemed to be a pattern, things I recognized. This time…it’s completely different. I’m in brand new territory. I’m feeling much like a pioneer in that the excitement of something new is grand, but the trepidation is very real as well. You know, the whole, "Going boldly where no man has gone before," thing! The process this time has caused me to rely on and trust in the Lord on a whole new level.
Something else I have learned is how much the enemy would like to take something beautiful that God is doing, and add in his two filthy cents to try and cause strife. Oh, how we need to be on guard against him and know that we wrestle not against flesh and blood! In a recent service I attended, the Lord spoke so clearly to the Body to simply “STOP believing the lies of the enemy.” If it was for not one else in the room (which is rarely the case), it was for me! Like any war strategist, we should know our enemy and his cunning devices.
Faith is another lesson. It never fails to amaze me how faith, hope and love work together in every situation. The actions that these three words accomplish is unfathomable. The life they bring. The expectation. The power. And through all of life’s transitions and changes this powerful stanza remains, “God changes not, His compassions they fail not; great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.”
If you find yourself in the midst of one of God’s many life transitions…embrace it! Ask, “Lord, what do you need me to learn in this?” Learn it!! So you don’t have to do it again! Embrace His will and purpose for your life. Pursue Him with all of your being. Delight in Him (and His ways) and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Embracing transition with determination to reach the next mark of the high calling of Christ~
From early this year there have been ‘buzz’ words flying around concerning what God is doing in 2008. Many have said this is a year of "New Beginnings," divine repositioning, change and transformation. Earlier this year we experienced a time of local super-natural occurrences in the weather. We had unprecedented winds and tornado warnings in this area like never before. Without sounding too deep, I believe that the natural was lining up with the spirit. I do believe that God is positioning His body where it needs to be for this season.
My family and I are personally experiencing these changes in the natural and in the spirit. The Lord takes us from one place to another with different assignments. We see this over and again in the New Testament as people finished what they were called to do in a particular place, the Holy Spirit would direct them where to go next. In Phillip’s case, the Holy Spirit literally picked him up and set him down into his next assignment.
The Lord has been teaching me so much about Himself during this time of transition. One of the biggest lessons is trust. Whenever the Lord has brought about change in my life in the past, there seemed to be a pattern, things I recognized. This time…it’s completely different. I’m in brand new territory. I’m feeling much like a pioneer in that the excitement of something new is grand, but the trepidation is very real as well. You know, the whole, "Going boldly where no man has gone before," thing! The process this time has caused me to rely on and trust in the Lord on a whole new level.
Something else I have learned is how much the enemy would like to take something beautiful that God is doing, and add in his two filthy cents to try and cause strife. Oh, how we need to be on guard against him and know that we wrestle not against flesh and blood! In a recent service I attended, the Lord spoke so clearly to the Body to simply “STOP believing the lies of the enemy.” If it was for not one else in the room (which is rarely the case), it was for me! Like any war strategist, we should know our enemy and his cunning devices.
Faith is another lesson. It never fails to amaze me how faith, hope and love work together in every situation. The actions that these three words accomplish is unfathomable. The life they bring. The expectation. The power. And through all of life’s transitions and changes this powerful stanza remains, “God changes not, His compassions they fail not; great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.”
If you find yourself in the midst of one of God’s many life transitions…embrace it! Ask, “Lord, what do you need me to learn in this?” Learn it!! So you don’t have to do it again! Embrace His will and purpose for your life. Pursue Him with all of your being. Delight in Him (and His ways) and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Embracing transition with determination to reach the next mark of the high calling of Christ~
Jewelya
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